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Francisco Junior Lopez
Gender : Male
Age : 36
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 01/23/2022
Location : St. Mary’s Rd
City : Hallettsville
County : Lavaca
State : Texas
Agency : Texas DPS, Lavaca County SD, Yoakum PD, Hallettsville PD
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Yoakum Police Department tried to pull over Francisco Junior Lopez. Lopez did not stop. More law enforcement agencies joined the chase and spike strips stopped him. He fled on foot to a nearby home and according to police, he held an elderly woman hostage and police shot and killed him. It is unknown how many officers fired shots at him. He appears to have been unarmed when killed.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.crossroadstoday.com/swat-member-forced-to-shoot-suspect-in-standoff-in-lavaca-county/
